Gulfport MCJROTC Narrowly Defeats Cross Creek NJROTC
Gulfport MCJROTC edged out Cross Creek NJROTC 1092 to 1081 last week in the National Air Rifle League. With the win, Gulfport MCJROTC is in second place overall and first place within their 'Marine Corps Jrotc' conference. They currently have a 4 - 0 record. Gulfport MCJROTC was led by Mackayla Bourgeois who shot a 276. The remaining contributing members were Dimitri Celentano, Donna Willison, and Zachary Karlson. Gulfport MCJROTC is from Biloxi, MS, and is coached by John Owens.
Cross Creek NJROTC currently has a 2 - 2 record. After the loss they are in eighth place overall and second place within their 'Navy Jrotc' conference. Shooting their highest team score of the season Cross Creek NJROTC was led by Marvin Pell who shot a 277. The remaining contributing members were Melvin Pell, Patrick Johnson, and Kirsten Sullivan. Cross Creek NJROTC is from Augusta, GA, and is coached by Jonathan Shaw.
Next up Gulfport MCJROTC will compete against Selma MCJROTC from Lemoore, CA. Selma MCJROTC currently has a 2 - 3 record. While Cross Creek NJROTC will compete against South Effingham NJROTC from Guyton, GA. South Effingham NJROTC currently has a 3 - 1 record.
These two teams are competing in the Champions Division of the Orion National Air Rifle League. Sponsored by the Orion Scoring System, the league is a national team league for high school teams and junior rifle clubs. The Champions Divisions is the most difficult division in the league. The league has two parts. An 8 week regular season going on now, where teams compete for their conference's title. Followed by the post-season, comprising of two single elimination tournaments. Only the top 16 teams across all conferences advance to the post-season, to compete for the league title.
In each game the teams compete in what is known as a Three-Position Air Rifle match. The match is modeled after Olympic Rifle competitions but adapted to high school age athletes. Each athlete will shoots 10 shots in three different shooting positions, prone, standing, and kneeling. Each shot is worth a maximum of 10 points. The sum of points scored in the 30 shots is the athlete's total. The team score is comprised of the best four athletes from each team.
For more information on the league, including complete standings, visit http://www.orionscoringsystem.com/AirRifleLeague
Box Score: http://www.orionresults.com/team/GamePage.aspx?MatchID=1.1.843225815.1
Gulfport MCJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=939
Cross Creek NJROTC team page: http://www.orionresults.com/team/LeagueTeam.aspx?TeamID=917
22 - 28 Oct 2018